NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court is due to make a long-awaited ruling on a disputed religious site in the northern holy city of Ayodhya.
Hindus and Muslims have for decades been bitterly divided over the 16th Century Babri mosque site.
The judges’ decision is due shortly and is said to be unanimous.
Officials have appealed for calm, and thousands of police and paramilitary troops have been deployed in the city in Uttar Pradesh state.
Hundreds of people were detained on Friday amid fears of violence.
The court case centers on the ownership of the land and has been dragging on in the Supreme Court for years.
Hindus believe that the site of the mosque is the birthplace of one of their most revered deities, Lord Ram, and they want to build a temple there. Muslims, however, say they have worshipped there for generations.
(Agencies)
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